# Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres affected Russian online disinformation?

https://mins.news/en/video/98704

- France 24 English, 2026-10-13 20:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgHou1hF8U

> After recent Ukrainian bombings of Russian Yandex data centres, internet users say pro-Russian and far-right populist social media content has sharply declined. They suggest the strikes cut off Russian disinformation bots. This edition of Truth or Fake examines the claim.

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